Lawyers representing four Tajik nationals convicted as perpetrators of the Crocus City Hall attack, along with their alleged accomplices, have filed appeals against the court verdict, TASS reported, citing defense attorneys.
The individuals — Faridoun Shamsiddin, Dalerjon Mirzoyev, Muhammadsobir Fayzov, and Saidakram Rajabalizoda — have been designated as terrorists in Russia and sentenced to life imprisonment.
According to their lawyers, brief appeal complaints have been submitted, with the defense arguing that the sentences are excessively harsh.
“We have filed brief appeals against the verdict for our clients,” one of the attorneys told the agency.
Lawyers for other convicted individuals have also submitted similar appeals to the appellate court.
On March 12, a Moscow court delivered its verdict in the case of the Crocus City Hall attack, sentencing 15 of the 19 defendants to life imprisonment.
The court identified the four Tajik nationals as the direct perpetrators of the attack.
The terrorist attack took place at the Crocus City Hall concert venue in Krasnogorsk , outside Moscow on March 22, 2024. Armed assailants stormed the building, opened fire, and set the venue on fire. The attack left 149 people dead and more than 550 injured.
Responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS-K), with its affiliated Amaq news agency describing it as an “act of revenge” against “infidels.”
